They Raided the Joint-Helen Humes

[ti:They Raided The Joint] [ar:Helen Humes] [al:The Complete Recordings, 1927-1950] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]They Raided the Joint - Helen Humes [00:09.24]They raided the joint [00:10.73]Took everybody down but me [00:13.96] [00:14.60]Yes they raided the joint [00:16.98]Took everybody down but me [00:20.42] [00:21.47]I was over in the corner [00:23.09]Just as high as I could be [00:26.46] [00:27.71]Now some were playing blackjack [00:29.74]Some were playing skin [00:31.31]I had plenty money [00:32.53]But they wouldn't let me in [00:34.17]Yes they raided the joint [00:36.07] [00:36.95]Took everybody down but me [00:39.78] [00:40.44]I was over in the corner [00:41.96]Just as high as I could be [00:45.72] [00:46.67]They treated me like a stranger [00:48.85]Like a dirty dog [00:50.51]Ate up all the chops [00:51.67]Gave me the tail of the hog [00:53.25]Then they raided the joint [00:54.72] [00:55.69]Took everybody down but me [00:58.78] [00:59.54]I was over in the corner [01:01.11]Just as high as I could be [01:05.30] [01:05.99]Now they were drinking gin [01:08.11]Drinking mighty fast [01:09.56]They offered me some King Kong [01:10.98]But I couldn't find a glass [01:12.77]They raided the joint [01:14.62]Took everybody down but me [01:17.86] [01:18.83]I was over in the corner [01:20.57]Just as high as I could be [01:24.76] [01:25.45]Now some were drinking whiskey [01:27.55]Some were drinking rhum [01:29.08]They had some sneaky peep [01:30.52]But they wouldn't give me none [01:32.19]Yes they raided the joint [01:34.70]Took everybody down but me [01:38.62]I was over in the corner [01:40.38]Knocked out as I could be [01:43.61] [01:45.20]Now gee it sure was funny [01:47.23]The best I ever saw [01:49.01]They heard somebody knocking [01:50.31]And in walked the law [01:52.22]They raided the joint [01:53.25] [01:53.85]Took everybody down but me [01:58.24]I was over in the corner [01:59.92]Just as high as I could be [02:04.28] [02:05.07]Now they were dancing in the kitchen [02:07.38]Boogin' in the hall [02:09.00]Boy down the cordon [02:10.20]Tell the judge about it all [02:12.10]They raided the joint [02:13.15] [02:14.00]Took everybody down but me [02:18.29]I was over in the corner [02:20.01] [02:20.82]High as I could be